Uniting for Peace Statement
Thursday, 01/12/2016
A group of over 200 relief and civil society organisations signed a statement on 1 December to call for urgent action on Syria by the United Nations General Assembly.
A group of over 200 relief and civil society organisations signed a statement on 1 December to call for urgent action on Syria by the United Nations General Assembly.
We were hosted by HCRI Manchester on 30 November to sit on a panel for an event titled 'What Next for Syria?' Other panellists were:
Rony Brauman from Medecins Sans Frontier
Rana Khalaf: Independent Research Consultant
Fakhri Mansour: HCRI postgraduate student
Our monthly seminar, delivered on 27 November, was titled 'Towards a fair solution for the Syrian crisis'. This seminar was given by Dr. Yassin Al-Haj Saleh via Skype who outlined his vision for a democratic and pluralistic Syria, one which would be fair with all its people. His talk was followed by an interesting and active discussion.
On overcoming the Russian veto in the UN Security Council, our Research and Policy Coordinator published an article on 28 November calling for the invocation of the 'Uniting for Peace' mechanism as a means of achieving international action on Syria.
In an interview on 28 November with Channel 4, we made the case that there is a mechanism of circumventing the abusive Russian veto within the UN Security Council.
Cheadle mosque, in cooperation with RR, organised a seminar about the Syrian crisis under the title "Syria, the suffering continues" on Saturday 26 of November 2016.
In an interview with BBC Radio Manchester on 26 November 2016, we highlighted that the central problem with respect to the international community's response to the Syrian conflict is enforcement.
We had a Qiyam night on 24 November for Syria at RR centre. It was a night of reflection and prayer for our beloved people in Aleppo and in every place in Syria.
The Islamic Society at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys hosted us on Tuesday 22 November 2016 to explain what is happening in Syria and how the students can help.
We issued a statement on 21 November alongside twelve other British Syrian organisations to condemn the UK's inaction on Syria in light of the immense military escalation by Assad and Russia with respect to Aleppo.
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